THAD COCHRAN AND CHRIS MCDANIEL ARE CRISS CROSSING THE STATE IN THE LAST 6- DAYS BEFORE THE REPUBLICAN RUN OFF ELECTION. WE BEGIN WITH 16 WAPT'S SCOTT SIMMONS COVERING COCHRAN TODAY. THAD COCHRAN -- AT AN EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE WITH MADISON COUNTY MAYORS WEDNESDAY -- NATS OF EVENT AFTERWARDS.. -- HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH ASKING DEMOCRATS TO CAST A BALLOT IN HIS REPUBLICAN RUN OFF ELECTION. SCOTT SIMMONS/REPORTI NG: ARE YOU REACHING OUT TO DEMOCRATS? U.S. SEN. THAD COCHRAN/ MS: WELL OF COURSE I AM, I USED TO BE ONE. U.S. SEN. THAD COCHRAN/ MS: WE DON'T ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO MISS OUT ON VOTING WE THINK THE MORE THE MERRIER.WE'LL PREVAIL IN THIS ELECTION. THE MORE THE MERRIER. WE NEED PEOPLE TO TURN OUT. WE LOOKED BACK AT HIS RECORD -- COCHRAN WAS ELECTED AS A REPUBLICAN WHEN HE FIRST STARTED IN POLITICS. NOW THE CLARION LEDGER REPORTS THAT THIRD PARTY SUPER PACS ARE -- PAYING DEMOCRATIC LEADERS TO TRY AND GET THEIR CONSTITUENTS TO VOTE IN THE G-O-P RUNOFF. DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RICKEY COLE SAYS HE DOESN'T THINK DEMOCRAT VOTERS WILL BITE... HE TOLD ME QUOTE, "IT'S HARD TO CONVINCE DEMOCRATS TO VOTE FOR YOU WHEN YOU HAVE DISAGREED WITH THEM 90% OF THE TIME". U.S. SEN. THAD COCHRAN/ MS: THAT IS A BROAD GENERALIZATION THAT IS NOT TRUE LIKE MOST BROAD GENERALIZATIONS. SCOTT SIMMONS/REPORTI NG: THERE IS A STATE LAW THAT SAYS IF A PERSON VOTES IN A PARTY'S PRIMARY ELECTION THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO ONLY VOTE IN THAT SAME PARTY'S GENERAL ELECTION. GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANT HE IS NOT OVERLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT RULE. GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANT, CAMPAIGNING FOR COCHRAN IN RIDGELAND... HAS TRADITIONALLY ENJOYED WIDE TEA PARTY SUPPORT. BUT HE IS BACKING COCHRAN. HE SAYS HE DOESN'T THINK ANYONE TAKING MONEY TO BRING VOTERS TO THE POLLS WOULD BE ABLE TO DELIVER. GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANT/ MS: YOU KNOW ONE THING ABOUT PAYING PEOPLE TO VOTE AND I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF THE ALLEGATION BUT IT DOESN'T WORK. IF PEOPLE WILL TAKE MONEY AND TELL YOU THEY ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR SOMEONE THEN IT IS NOT THE TRUTH. NOT ONLY IS IT THE WRONG THING TO DO FROM MY STANDPOINT AND BELIEF...IT DOESN'T WORK! RECENT POLLS SHOW COCHRAN AND MCDANIELS ARE NECK IN NECK WITH THE ELECTION NOW 6-DAYS OFF. FOR COMMITMENT 20-14 SCOTT SIMMONS 16 WAPT NEWS.